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[arrowpoint]

[Still adjusting to his new super-sight, Liam is wearing glasses when he shows up on the screen. A hint of general anxiety is shown by some fidgeting.]

Okay so... things are bad in Locke, right? I haven't been back in a while. People are talking about moving, and I don't want to move. It's like a second home to me, you know?

[He'd spent a lot of time feeling like he wanted to get away from Locke when his sea-longing first kicked in, but now...]

My family has had property there since I was a kid... I mean I get that the property won't go anywhere, but I'm kind of attached to it.

[Liam takes a deep breath then sits back from the camera. When he speaks again, he's less somber.]

Okay, distraction time. So, a lot of people I know have names for their past lives or old selves or whatever - is that pretty common? I figured I should get one too, if that's the case. Don't want to be left out. Any ideas?

[Wait.]

...Okay nobody say "butthead" or something.

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[espigeonage]

[huh, mood change.] Yeah? Mmm. Rich people do have more damage they can do, and more of a chance of getting away with it.

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Don't remind me.

[espigeonage]

Right, sorry.

[Awkward pause.]

-you're based in Locke, right? Have people been bothering you?

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Not in the least. I'm entirely too boring a human for that.

[espigeonage]

Still, you've associated with more obvious numbered. [Primarily him.] And a kid was murdered on Friday. Please keep an eye out. [now let's use humor to make this seem more casual.] I'd say you should team up with Aaron, he's in the clinic where I used to work, but actually I kind of think you guys wouldn't get along that well.

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

I thought he left the area? Anyway, don't worry about me. I can handle myself.

[espigeonage]

No, he's still there. The LSR clinic, the docs there are used to violence.

[he would like to press the point but it wouldn't end well.]

All right. You do have all those knives!